Comments on: Crowdsourcing: An Information Business Model http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2006/06/28/crowdsourcing-an-information-business-model/ The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: eileen http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2006/06/28/crowdsourcing-an-information-business-model/#comment-7182 eileen Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:21:37 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2006/06/28/211/crowdsourcing-an-information-business-model/#comment-7182 Indeed competition is everywhere but this crowd-sourcing may not be a threat yet: to pose a challenge on the websites means giving information to the world about certain operations or product intentions which companies prefer to keep under the blanket fearing market competitors. On the topic of China/India: there are problems that doesn't need brainpower but muscle power and it is the cost of labour from countries with muscle power (eg, China and India) that's killing us. Aside: Quality may be a concern but if the overall cost of defect turns out to be cheaper than the cost savings from concentrating labour intensive work, outsourcing may still be the answer for big corporations. Indeed competition is everywhere but this crowd-sourcing may not be a threat yet: to pose a challenge on the websites means giving information to the world about certain operations or product intentions which companies prefer to keep under the blanket fearing market competitors.

On the topic of China/India: there are problems that doesn’t need brainpower but muscle power and it is the cost of labour from countries with muscle power (eg, China and India) that’s killing us. Aside: Quality may be a concern but if the overall cost of defect turns out to be cheaper than the cost savings from concentrating labour intensive work, outsourcing may still be the answer for big corporations.

]]> By: gecko http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2006/06/28/crowdsourcing-an-information-business-model/#comment-7177 gecko Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:59:02 +0000 http://shianux.jiyuuu.org/2006/06/28/211/crowdsourcing-an-information-business-model/#comment-7177 The real competition is yourself. You are actually competing against yourself - to not remain status quo, to be better. Those who point the finger of blame or cause at others need to realize that obstacles in their path can be removed if they apply mind and spirit to them. The real competition is yourself.

You are actually competing against yourself - to not remain status quo, to be better.

Those who point the finger of blame or cause at others need to realize that obstacles in their path can be removed if they apply mind and spirit to them.

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